10. The representative of the European Communities, referring to the notification of Mongolia that had been circulated as document IP/N/1/MNG/1 and of which the Council had been informed at the last meeting, said that his delegation would appreciate a clarification from Mongolia concerning Annex III of the document in question, in which Mongolia provided information concerning its implementation of Article 70.8 and 70.9 of the TRIPS Agreement. Article 70.8 and 70.9 had been designed for Members benefiting from a transitional period under the TRIPS Agreement, while Mongolia had undertaken not to invoke any such transitional period and to implement the TRIPS Agreement from the date of its accession to the WTO.
